"Hey, Grady, have to seen Sonny?" Chad asked, walking up to him and taking a sip of his loganberry smoothie. Grady was with Nico, pigging out of frozen yogurt, like usual. Grady shrugged and took another bite. Nico was the one who responded. "Yeah, she's in her dressing room." he said, and sent Chad a look that screamed you can go now. Chad scoffed and walked out, heading for Sonny's dressing room. Once he reached the door the first thing he heard was laughing. wait, what? Sonny never laughs when Tawni's around unless she's planning something-or it isn't Tawni... Chad thought, panicking.
He and Sonny had broken up nearly three months ago, but every slight reminder of her moving on was like salt and vinegar being poured onto an open wound- it hurt. a lot. "Listen, I don't know, we don't have the best track record, James." Sonny said. James?! Not- NOT James Conroy! I told him to back off of Sonny! Bro code, no exes! Chad mentally shouted, shoving the door open. He completely ignored spilling his Loganberry smoothie spilling all over Tawni's carpet, and instead took in the people in the room. Sonny was sitting on her chair while James- yes, James Conroy, confirming Chad's fears- lay stretched out on the floor. "Chad?!" both James and Sonny shouted at the same time. "Hey, James, can I talk to you outside? They're thinking of having you back on The Falls." Chad said, faking a laugh. James shrugged, not catching on to the obvious annoyance in Chad's voice. Always was gullible. Chad thought bitterly, leading James into the hallway.
"So, I'm making a reappearance?" James asked, rubbing his palms together excitedly, though his face lacked emotion. "Not on the Falls, not in my life, and there is no way in hell you're gonna be a recurring character in Sonny's." Chad said, stepping forward so James couldn't escape. "Hey, chill man. I wasn't planning on it." James said, leaning against the wall in a coy manner. hey! Coy's my thing!
"Wait, you weren't?" Chad asked, realizing James' answer. "No man, I was gonna get in her pants then get out of her life." James laughed like he'd told Chad about a hilarious prank he was planning to pull. That was it, Chad realized. To James, Sonny's a joke. "Look, you can go and nail Tawni, or Portlyn or any other chick at this studio-except Zora, she's like thirteen, but not Sonny. You can't hurt Sonny." Chad said, stepping forward even further until he and James were nose-to-nose. "Dude, back off, okay? You two broke up, I don't see why I can't sleep with her, not like she's yours."
That was it for Chad. He slammed his fist against James' jaw, the cracking noise closely followed by a feminine gasp. Chad whirled around to see Sonny, mouth agape, staring at him, Chad, the good guy- in disgust. "Chad, what the hell?" Sonny asked, crouching by James. "I told Chad that I really liked you and he went crazy, just started pounding me!" James said defensively. "Not true, Sonny! He said he wanted to 'Get in your pants and get out of your life'!" Chad said, desperately hoping she'd believe him. "Chad, how could you attack James then blame him for something that honestly sounds more like you?" She spat the last words out and half-carried James, who was milking it to the fullest, wincing and such.
Chad stood there in shock for all of five minutes before his phone chimed.
Incoming text from: old cell.
Chad unlocked his cell phone and opened it . Old cell? James still hadn't returned his phone?!
From: old cell.
To: Chad Dylan Cooper
Hey man, chill. Sonny's all urs when Im thru w/ her.
Snce u 2 d8ed, wts she like in bd?
GTG, she's w8ing!
James.
Chad stared at the screen before hearing the roaring sound of Sonny's monstrosity of a car coming to life, indicating that she-and James, Chad thought bitterly- were leaving just moments before he could show her the text.
Sonny left the cafeteria humming, cup of blueberry fro-yo in hand. She walked the familiar path back to her dressing room and opened the door to see the one person she'd thought was gone for good. James Conroy.
"James." Sonny said, standing stock-still in the middle of the doorway looking at her kind-of ex-boyfriend, if you could call him that. They went on one date, then she went on a fake date with her most recent ex boyfriend, Chad, which was actually to make James jealous, because he left her for Tawni, so Sonny went out with Chad while Tawni went out with James and- it was a long story.
"Sonny!" James said, chuckling happily. he walked up and hugged her. She patted him on the back awkwardly. Hugging someone you haven't seen in two years, and was dumped by, and went on a fake date for, well, it didn't add up to hugs and kisses. "How are you, Sonny?" James asked, laying down on the bright orange carpet- one of Tawni's picks- comfortably. "I'm okay." she said, shrugging. She seemed mellow enough, but all she could think was ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod why is here here?! James, you dumped me! And I dumped you! and you tucked and rolled out- and you're here! OHMYGOD!
"I heard you cut Blondie-boy loose. Good for you, anyone with three names has to go." Sonny laughed, although her throat was so dry it came out a little more like a maniacal laugh. not good for meeting up with exes. "So, since you, Monroe, are single, and I, James Conroy-" he posed dramatically, reminding Sonny of Chad. Chad... she thought. he admittedly had a great name, despite the fact he'd created it, and was born Chad Goldfarb, as Tawni frequently pointed out whenever Sonny admitted to missing him.
"-am fully datable." he continued after a five second pause. "Listen, I don't know. We don't have the best track record, James." she said. James was cute, and he reminded her of chad in a thousand different ways, like his dramatic poses, and his occasional third person discussion about himself, and his apparent lack of modesty, and his obsession with self-beauty, and his-
Chad burst through the door of the dressing room, spilling a dark blue-ish purple-ish liquid all over Tawni's orange carpet. Sonny winced, then realized that, yes, Chad Dylan Cooper had just barged into her dressing room and ruined a carpet. "Chad!" Sonny yelled in unison with James. "Hey, James, can I talk to you outside? They're thinking of having you back on The Falls." Chad said, pretending to laugh merrily like that would be great fun. James shrugged, clearly unaware of the tone of hatred in Chad's voice. Sonny had picked up on it immediately, though, and as they walked to the hallway Sonny pressed her ear against the door.
"So, I'm making a reappearance?" James asked, sounding half-excited, half bored. "Not on the Falls, not in my life, and there is no way in hell you're gonna be a recurring character in Sonny's." Chad said simply. What?! Sonny asked, shocked by Chad's behavior. Was he being... defensive? "Hey, chill man. I wasn't planning on it." James said in his laid back tone that actually sounded like leaning against a wall lazily. how does he do that? Sonny asked herself, wondering how one can sound like an action. She shrugged it off and continued to eavesdrop. She listened to James explain about how we would sleep with her then just disappear. James Conroy thinks he can make me, Sonny Monroe, into a booty call?! Sonny mentally screeched. then a wide smile fell across her face. He was going to learn a lesson, just like last time he stopped by The Falls.
Sonny watched James type some pervy message into his cell phone- no doubt one he'd stolen from somebody- and hit send, then climbed into the passenger seat. "Hey, can we go get drinks?" Sonny asked, knowing full well that James would rather have a fake ID than a drivers license. James, proving her suspicions, pulled out a small wallet then showed her the card. "Leo Prince? Your fake ID is Leonardo Prince?" Sonny asked, giggling. "my ID guy was high" he shrugged.
"Cool. How about you go inside and I'll go pay for parking across the street?" Sonny said as she drove by a bar. "sure. Do you have cash?" he asked her. "No, Can I borrow your wallet? I promise to pay you back!" Sonny said. James looked hesitant, but apparently convinced that he was going to get laid, he agreed. Sonny took the leather billfold, dropped James off by the door then pulled out, leaving him in her dust.
Taadaa! I worked really hard on this, It took me like two hours to even get the first half done, but anyway, I hope you guys liked it. Please review whether you think this should be a one-shot or a multi-chapter, I'm torn!
Thanks!
xXAnnaXx
